kendi
English
Noun
kendi (plural kendis or kendi)
- A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold liquid with a broad opening on top for inserting liquid and usually only one spout for pouring.
References
- Kendi in the Cultural Context of Southeast Asia
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkendi/, [ˈken̪.d̪i]
- Hyphenation: ken‧di
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ken‧di
- IPA(key): /ˈkendi/, [ˈkin̪.d̪ɪ]
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kendi, from Classical Malay کندي (kĕndi), from Sanskrit कुण्डी (kuṇḍī), female form of कुण्ड (kuṇḍa) or कुण्डिक (kuṇḍika, “water pot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəndi/, [kənˈdi]
- Hyphenation: kên‧di
Noun
kêndi (plural kendi-kendi, first-person possessive kendiku, second-person possessive kendimu, third-person possessive kendinya)
Further reading
- “kendi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Maguindanao
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit कुण्डी (kuṇḍī), female form of कुण्ड (kuṇḍa) or कुण्डिक (kuṇḍika, “water pot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəndi/, [kənˈdi]
- Rhymes: -di, -i
Noun
kendi (Jawi spelling کندي, plural kendi-kendi, informal 1st possessive kendiku, 2nd possessive kendimu, 3rd possessive kendinya)
Descendants
Further reading
- “kendi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English candy, from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “scrap, broken piece, candied sugar, dried molasses”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkendi/ [ˈkɛn.dɪ]
- Rhymes: -endi
- Syllabification: ken‧di
Further reading
- “kendi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Alternative forms
- gendi (colloquial)
- gendü (dialectal)
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كندی (kendi, “one's self”), from older كندو (kendü), from Old Anatolian Turkish كندو (gändü), from Proto-Turkic *kẹntü (“self, himself”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰦𐰇 (kentü, “self, own”), Karakhanid كَنْدُو (kendü, “self, own”), Yakut кини (kini).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cændi/
Audio (file)
Declension
singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
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nominative (yalın) | kendim - kendisi | kendimiz-kendileri |
definite accusative (belirtme) | kendimi - kendisini - kendini* | kendimizi - kendilerini |
dative (yönelme) | kendime - kendisine - kendine* | kendimize - kendilerine |
locative (bulunma) | kendimde - kendisinde - kendinde* | kendimizde - kendilerinde |
ablative (çıkma) | kendimden - kendisinden - kendinden* | kendimizden - kendilerinden |
genitive (tamlayan) | kendimin - kendisinin - kendinin* | kendimizin - kendilerinin |
- first and third person singular and plural
- second and third person singular and plural
- * second and third person singular and plural alternative spelling
See also
Adverb
kendi
- of one's own